The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media

HALLIWELL, E. and DITTMAR, H. (2005) The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media. To be published in Body Image, 2 (3). pp. 249-261. ISSN 17401445

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Additional Information:This paper examines the results of experimental exposure to idealised female bodies in the media in order to explore the evidence for exposure to ultra-thin models leading to increased body dissatisfaction amongst women. Women demonstrated higher body-focused anxiety when asked to focus on self-evaluation than when focussing on self-improvement.
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